Joshua Heuman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> On Jan 28,  2:06pm, michael zaidman wrote:
> > I am looking for art museums that have a more hands-on or interactive
> > approach in their exhibits.
> > Let me know of any art museums in the United States or abroad that
> > deal with this approach.
 
I'm curious as to what people consider interactive or (conservators
cringe) hands-on in an art museum? Art is, by nature, interactive.
It's up to the museum to present it in a way that brings that fact
out rather than attempting to add another layer that alienates
the viewer from the object. David Ross at the Whitney seems
genuinely interested in how this can be accomplished and it seems
to hinge on making the museum itself interactive in ways that have
either been overlooked or are now possible. Whatever faults the
current Whitney "Black Male" exhibit may have I think it points to
a museum that is open to a more interactive environment.
 
Robbin Murphy
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